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hk1337today at 12:02 AM3 repliesview on HN

Damned if they do, damned if they don’t.

Initially they didn’t have it, people complained, now they do, and people still complain.


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slgtoday at 12:21 AM

Considering theft is a property crime and stalking is often a prelude to much worse, I think they made the right choice.

burnt-resistortoday at 2:27 AM

Wrong bothsidesism. The right choice was making a functional product. This is not that.

fuzzer371today at 2:29 AM

> Damned if they do, damned if they don’t.

So you can either keep a tag on your stuff that lets anyone know where you are at all times, or just not misplace your keys. It really doesn't seem that hard to not use something this privacy intrusive if that's your threat model.

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